How I got my first book deal (and lit agent)

hint: check your spam folder

For those who might be unaware, besides being a freelance writer, I am a published author. I wrote Friendship Signs, for Adams Media, which was published in 2018, and Joy in the Stars, collaboration with BuzzFeed for Running Press, which was published in 2021.

If it doesn’t seem obvious by their titles alone, yes, they are IP projects about astrology. T…